Video: Cam Newton defends his father, says they have an excellent relationship

Cam Newton says he and his father have an excellent relationship despite a year in which Cecil Newton talked about getting money for his son to attend Mississippi State.

The former Auburn quarterback says there are misconceptions about his father.

"I wish I could show that Cecil Newton is not what you see when you Google Cecil Newton," Cam Newton says on ESPN's Year of the Quarterback series that will air Tuesday night.

"If I'm blessed to have a son, I'm going to be the same father figure that my father was to me," Newton said.

This video from ESPN shows Cam and Cecil Newton watching a telecast that details some of the problems. They seem to be close, physically and figuratively.

The NCAA has not said there was any wrongdoing involving Cam Newton or Auburn in his recruitment.

"It was extremely hard for me to see a person that was extremely influential in my life to be tarnished in the media," Cam Newton says on the show. "Through it all, me and my father had an excellent relationship. What brought me comfort at night through that time was taking to him and seeing the confidence that he had in his voice."

The NCAA notified Auburn last season that a "violation of amateurism rules" occurred when Cecil Newton asked Mississippi State for money in exchange for his son's signature. The NCAA asked Auburn to limit Cecil Newton's access to the school.

We posted another Cam Newton video from the show earlier.

It's here:

At home with Cam Newton and his HeismanThe former Auburn quarterback gives us a quick tour of his trophies, and his helmets, for that matter, as part of an ESPN series that will air over the next three Tuesday nights